Child&#39;s crib



R. M. AND H. R. WILLIS.

CHILDS CRIB.

APPLICATION men FEB. 17, 1920.

1 87,089. Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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' Be it known that we, REUB MoNn L W' LLIs'and' H RM N Bonnier WVILLIS, citi- Zens of the 'United" States, residing at the legs 1*, each having standards?) extend- Chanute, in thecounty of Neosho and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Cribs, of

which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to childrens cribs and the object thereof (is to provide 'a crib convertible from a rocking to a wheeled crib and vice versa.'

Another object is'to provide a crib of this character equipped with folding rockers which are yieldably held in or inoperative position. 1

Another object is" to providemeans for locking the rockers in operative position and removable to permit the folding of the rockers when it is desired to convert thecrib into a wheeled crib. i

Another object is to provide a crib of this character having wheels, the axles of which operate also as ,pintles' for the folding rockers. 1

Another object is to provide a combined wheeled and rocking crib, the rockers of which are so mounted andequipped with coiled springs that said springs will operate to hold the rockers in-either operative or inoperative position.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the-description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation partly in section of a crib constructed in accordance with this invention, one of the'rockers being position at the rightof said figure. v

Fig. 2' is a top plan view of one end of the crib with parts broken out and in section. Fig. 3 is a detail end elevation with the rocker shown in operative position, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the rockers.

In the embodiment illustrated a crib 1 is shown, the body of which is of ordinary construction and has at its opposite corners legs Specification bf Letters Patent.

either operative lwh'ich maybe ofany suitable or desired ing upwardly therefrom" near their ends,

said standards being apertured as shown at i to receive thepintlesforconnecting the rockers to the crib legs. Pintles or axles 5 extend through. these apertures A and 'as pivots for'the'rockers-and'as axles for the'wheels; I a

' Secured to the outer faces of the standards PatentedAug. 9,1921. Application filed February 17,1529, Serial noyesamig 1 a 3 at the upper ends'are plates 8 fiXed'to said standards by any suitable fastening elements, one end of each plate projecting above the" upper end of its standard 3 and is adapted to abut against the outerface of the end cross bar 7 of' the crib when the rocker 'is in open position, as is shown cle'arly'rin Fig; 1, thereby, preventing the. outward swinging of therocker beyond a perpelr dicular point. Each of these 1 plates 8 has anaperturedear 9 projectingf laterally and" forwardly from one side edge: thereof "with which is designed. to be connected one end of a qcoiled spring 1 0, the other end of said spring being connected with the crib bottom at any suitable point properly spaced so that the spring will be properly tensioned to exert an inward pull on the rocker with which it is connected, as is shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. It is, of course, understood that two of these springs 10 are used in connection with each rocker and the apertured ears 9, with which they are connected, are arranged approximately opposite or slightly above v the pivots of therockers when the latter are in an operative position or below the pivot when the rockers are .in an inoperative position, so that the springs yieldably hold the rockers in either operative or inoperative position, as shown clearly-at the right ofFig. l of the drawings.

To prevent the accidentalfoldingqof the rockers which might be caused by a blow fromv the outer-face thereof, a stretcher bar 11 is arranged betweenthe two rockers and extends longitudinally. of the 'crib,'havi ng its endsnotched as shown at '12 to fit over the rockers 2 and hold them in open opera tive position, the tension of the springs op- 5 erating to hold the stretcher bar 11 and the rockers securely 'in locked-position.

When. it isdesired to wheel the crib instead of rocking it, the stretcher bar 11- is removed and an inward force is exerted on the rockers causing them to swing on their pivots 5 into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1 in which position they will beheld by the springs 10. WVhen these rockers areso folded the wheels will project below them readily converted from a rocking to a wheeling crib and vice versa at the will of the user. From the foregoing descrlption, taken in connection with the accompanying drawlngs,

the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains and while I have describedthe principle of operation of the 111- vention together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have 1t understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A crib having legs, wheels mounted on said legs and having axles carried by said legs, rockers having standards pivotally mounted on said axles, and having extensions to engage the crib to assist in holding the rockers in operative position and coiled springs connected with said standards adjacent theirpivots and connected with the crib whereby the rockers are held yieldably in either open or closed position.

2. A crib comprising in combination wheels mounted on the crib, rockers pivoted -to the crib, and spring means having connection with said rockers above their pivotal connectlon with the crib when in an operative position and below said connection when in an inoperative position, whereby said rockers may be retained above or below said wheels.

3. A crib having legs, axles carried by the legs, wheels mounted onsaid axles, rockers for the crib,standards on the rockers and pivotally mounted on said axles, and spring means for retaining'said rockers below the wheels in an operative position or above the wheels in an inoperative position.

In testimony whereof we atlix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

REUBEN M. WILLIS. HERMAN R. WILLIS.

lVitnesses JOHN R. TYE, GEO. K. BIDEAU. 

